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KCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

\( \mathrm{HCl} \) gas is covalent and \( \mathrm{NaCl} \) is an ionic compound. This is because

  1. A Sodium is highly electropositive
  2. B Hydrogen is a non-metal.
  3. C \( \mathrm{HCl} \) is a gas.
  4. D Electronegativity difference between \( \mathrm{H} \) and \( \mathrm{Cl} \) is less than \( 2.1 \).
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(D) Electronegativity difference between \( \mathrm{H} \) and \( \mathrm{Cl} \) is less than \( 2.1 \).

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The electronegative difference between \( \mathrm{H} \) and \( \mathrm{Cl} \) is less than \( 2.1 \), therefore, \( \mathrm{HCl} \) gas is covalent compound.